WVU's defense finally showed up in force against Marshall. Reed Williams return has energized the defense, which totally shut down the Herd. Williams led the Mountaineers in tackles for the game, and it was his pressure that forced the bad throw that Morty Ivy intercepted. When Doug Slavonic took   more...
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On a night when the defense played its best game of the season, the usually potent Memphis offense was terrible. Marshall University took advantage and went on to defeat Memphis 17-16, sending the Tigers to their first 0-3 start since 1998.
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The Memphis Tigers, off to an 0-2 start in 2008, hope to get their first win of the season when they travel to Huntington to take on the Marshall Thundering Herd.
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He played hungrily for a man who was to become known at St. Bobby -- the winningest coach in major college football history.He molded himself into an aggressive linebacker and record tackler, averaging 120 hits a year at West Virginia.He coached with instincts and intelligence for a man who has   more...
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There is a green elephant in the room that nobody is talking about.It is Marshall's punting ... or, lack thereof.This crucial phase of MU's football team has been an issue since punter Marty Biagi tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee while making a tackle during a special teams   more...
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It's finally nice to see nice things being said about him.
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Well at least the Bottom 5 has returned to a normal state. There was only one change in the rankings for this week as my "debuting" team North Texas rose up from the throngs of defeat to snatch a victory from Louisiana Monroe 31 to 21. You will have to read through my entire article to see which   more...
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I am totally, totally BUMED out. My number 1 team has finally won a game and by virtue of that victory gets removed from the bottom 5. DAMN YOU ucla, that's right, you bruins don't even get to be capitalized, loosing at home to the golden domers. Also coming off the critical list were the Rice   more...
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I HAD to chuckle recently over a quote in a local newspaper from one of Marshall's young offensive linemen that assumed that 80,000 screaming Miami fans will be awaiting the Thundering Herd in the Orange Bowl at noon on September 1.Truth be told, in terms of atmosphere, this is one road game where   more...
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Fantasy Insider Online's Dan Mesday writes up an outlook of the Conference USA. If your college fantasy football league covers the Conference USA player pool, you'll want to read this article... includes: key returnees, key losses, must-see games, and 2007 outlook.
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So, it's time to update my QB rankings after all of the goings-on at the combine, and there is some movement from the initial ones. I may well be a lone wolf here, but don't count Brian Brohm out just yet when it comes to that #1 QB spot. And Colt Brennan? Well, he looked like a stallion in Indy   more...
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SportProjections.com has released their first version of the college football bowl projections for next season. Where is your team bowling? Visit each team page to get the latest headlines from local newspapers and the best bloggers on the web. Remember to add a profile for other sport fans to   more...
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The Red Zone Report's Kelsey McCarson provides in-depth analysis of how signing day went for all 12 teams in Conference USA.
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Sworn affidavits in a federal lawsuit implicate former more...

A paranoid pack, coaches.Take Frank Beamer, the Virginia Tech football coach, who, while trying to explain how his Hokies lost a 21-3 third-quarter lead and ultimately the Chic-Fil-A-Bowl to Georgia last December, offered up a conspiracy theory last week."We practiced out at Georgia Tech, and we   more...
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